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My aunt is 60 yrs old. she has osteoporosis and low calcium in bones. how often she can take methycobal 500 mcg inj? once every 15 days or once a week
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As directed: This medicine is vitamin B12 and is not intended to benefit her osteoporosis, but to treat deficiency of the vitamin which is a different illness. The prescribing physician has discretion about how frequently to inject B12 in any case.
Answered 10/25/2016
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